zOS System Programmer

Job Description

Job Title: zOS System Programmer

Req Id: 74894

City: Bengaluru

State/Province: Karnataka

Posting Start Date: 8/11/25

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Job Description:

The Mainframe z/OS System Programmer (Level 3) would be responsible for delivery and support of Mainframe z/OS operating system and all other associated support services on the platform .

Responsibilities include :

• Ability to understand the client's overall Mainframe z/OS setup across the various Systems/LPARs in different environments (Prod/Dev/Test/QA).
• The z/OS Systems Programmer should have sound experience of Mainframe Systems Programming.
• Candidate should have the requisite z/OS support know-how to support the Business as Usual (BAU) functions daily and assist the Onsite L4/L3 team on key issues and escalations related to the z/OS operating system.
• Have experience in supporting ISV product upgrades and maintenance especially products from IBM, Broadcom-CA, BMC, Micro Focus.
• Have exposure working in a 24/7 Production support environment.
• Working with the Onsite z/OS Lead, he/she would be responsible for supporting and handling the installation, upgrade, maintenance and support of z/OS and related products in the environment.
• Candidate must keep or improve stability and reliability of z/OS and proactively react to grow/risks/issues.
• Should be ready and available to work on various time zones depending on client needs.

Experience (Preferred)

• Sound hands on experience (4+ years) as a z/OS System Programmer working in Mainframe environments with experience in managing z/OS across multiple Systems.
• Must have sound understanding and working knowledge of a combination of skills such as z/OS, SMP/E, TSO/ISPF, USS, SDSF, SMP/E, JCL, DB2 and CICS System Programming.
• Proficient in TSO, ISPF, JCL and mainframe system console commands.
• Must have knowledge of IBM, BMC and CA Products and be able to work independently on most occasions.
• Knowledge of Assembler, Automation, GDPS, Rexx and CLIST skills will be of immense value.
• Good knowledge of system initialization and tuning, performance monitoring using Omegamon, RMF, SMF and SAS
• Sound written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge & experience in SYSPLEX/Parallel SYSPLEX. SDSF, VSAM, Catalog management, USS, IBM system utilities.
• Have good understanding and experience on Hardware Configuration Definitions / IOCP and HMC Management and WLM management.
• Good knowledge in Disaster Recovery.
• Knowledge in Storage concepts.
• Understanding cloud, virtualization, APIs, and modern software languages.
• Good understanding of ITIL modules like Incident, Asset, Problem and Change Management.
• A comprehensive understanding of risk management and proven experience of ensuring own and others' compliance with relevant regulatory processes.

Certification (nice to have)

IBM z/OS System Programming certification

Mandatory Skills: Mainframe zOS System Admin .

Experience: 5-8 Years .

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